Kovai Sarala was born in a Malayali family in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (then in Madras State).[6][7] She had developed interest in acting, after watching MGR's films. She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father.[6]
She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham.[8] She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film.[9] Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj's character.[9] She has appeared in more than 300+ films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.[9] She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karakattakkaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.[8]
She has also worked in television series and television shows. She worked as a regular guest judge on Asatha Povathu Yaaru?[10] and has hosted the reality show Paasa Paravaigal.[9] In 2013, she was the judge on the Tamil comedy show "Comedyil Kalakkuvathu Eppadi" that airs on Vijay TV.[citation needed] Now she is regular judge on the Tamil comedy show "Varuthapadatha valibar sangam" that airs on Zee Tamil.[11] Also hosting kids game show "Chellame chellam" on Sun TV.
Personal life
Sarala is not married. She looks after the children of her relatives, as she considers them to be her own.[12]
^"Actor Kovai Sarala joins Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam". 8 March 2019.
^ abChowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 January 2012). "Comedy comes naturally". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
^Chowdhary, Y. Sunitha (8 January 2012). "Interview With Kovai Sarala". Cinegoer. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
^ ab. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
^ abcdRangarajan, Malathi (21 April 2012). "The Kovai chronicle". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
^"'There is a dearth for women comedians' – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^Varuthadapatha Valibar Sangam on Zee Tamil – Times of India. The Times of India. (21 May 2015). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^Kovai Sarala – Tamil Movie News – Kovai Sarala on her marriage – Kovai Sarala | Manorama | Karakattakaran. Behindwoods.com (28 June 2010). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times for her performances in Sathi Leelavathi 1995 Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 and Uliyin Osai 2008 1 2 She has also won the two Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian 3 and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in Kanchana 2011 4 She is now part of Kamal Haasan s Makkal Needhi Maiam Party 5 Kovai SaralaSarala in 2016BornCoimbatore Madras State now in Tamil Nadu IndiaOccupationsComedianactresstelevision presenterpoliticianPolitical partyMakkal Needhi Maiam Contents 1 Early and present life 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Tamil 3 2 Telugu 3 3 Malayalam 3 4 Kannada 3 5 Singer 3 6 Television 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly and present life EditKovai Sarala was born in a Malayali family in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu then in Madras State 6 7 She had developed interest in acting after watching MGR s films She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father 6 She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K R Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham 8 She was in Class 10 when she played a 32 year old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu her second film 9 Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu where she played the 65 year old mother of Bhagyaraj s character 9 She has appeared in more than 300 films in Tamil Telugu Malayalam and Kannada 9 She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi Viralukketha Veekkam Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana Karakattakkaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites 8 She has also worked in television series and television shows She worked as a regular guest judge on Asatha Povathu Yaaru 10 and has hosted the reality show Paasa Paravaigal 9 In 2013 she was the judge on the Tamil comedy show Comedyil Kalakkuvathu Eppadi that airs on Vijay TV citation needed Now she is regular judge on the Tamil comedy show Varuthapadatha valibar sangam that airs on Zee Tamil 11 Also hosting kids game show Chellame chellam on Sun TV Personal life EditSarala is not married She looks after the children of her relatives as she considers them to be her own 12 Filmography EditTamil Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 1979 Velli Ratham1983 Mundhanai Mudichu Arukkani1984 Vaidehi KathirunthalThambikku Entha OoruMannukketha PonnuNooravathu Naal Manju1985 Naan Sigappu Manithan Guest appearanceAnbin MugavariUyarndha UllamEngal KuralChinna Veedu Madanagopal s MotherJapanil Kalyanaraman MuppathaUdaya Geetham Police officer s daughter1986 Marakka MattenYaaro Ezhuthiya KavithaiVasantha RaagamLakshmi Vandhachu ValliMannukkul Vairam1987 Kadhal Parisu KanmaniVelichamSolvathellam Unmai GeethaAnanda AradhanaiIni Oru SudhanthiramPer Sollum PillaiChinna Kuyil Paaduthu Cameo appearanceUzhavan Magan Kannakku Pillai s daughter1988 Melam Kottu Thali KattuThambi Thanga KambiSoora SamhaaramEnga Ooru KavalkaranValaikaapuPoovukkul Boogambam1989 Moodu ManthiramRaja Chinna Roja MaidThangamana PurushanValathu Kalai Vaithu VaaThaaya ThaaramaYogam Raja YogamSolaikuyil PunithaPaandi Nattu Thangam VenkatasubbamaKaragattakaran Female dancerEnga Ooru Mappillai ChandraThangamani Rangamani Sivagangai Gopalakrishnan s wifeKai Veesamma Kai VeesuRaaja RaajathanDharmam Vellum Jimmy1990 JagathalaprathapanMaruthu PandiAdhisaya Manithan UrmilaEn Kadhal KanmaniMy Dear Marthandan MaharaniSathan Sollai Thattathe Chitra s motherErikkarai PoonkatreyValiba VizhayattuThai Maasam Poovaasam1991 Pondatti Sonna KaettukanumPondatti Pondattithan JanakiPudhiya Raagam BulbulChithirai Pookkal Bharathi s motherMahamayi1992 Chinnavar SevattammaTherku Theru MachanPonnuketha PurushanPondatti RajyamThirumathi Palanisamy School TeacherThilagam1993 Dhuruva Natchathiram1994 Sethupathi IPSVaanga Partner Vaanga PawnVaravu Ettana Selavu Pathana ElisabethPathavi PramanamPavithra ThenmozhiNammavar Julie1995 Sathi Leelavathi Palaniammal Sakthivel GounderRani Maharani1996 Vasantha Vaasal Velu s wifeVasanthamKaalam Maari Pochu Sundari1997 Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga ElizabethNattupura Nayagan PavalakkodiNalla Manasukkaran1998 Udhavikku Varalaamaa Mythili s motherKaathala Kaathala Junior Vikadanantha s wifeAval Varuvala SavithriUnnudan Thayamma1999 Kanave Kalaiyadhe Kayal VizhiAnantha Poongathe SaradhaKannodu Kanbathellam Akhila s motherNesam PudhusuPoovellam Kettuppar Dr Bala ThirupurasundariThirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa LalithaViralukketha Veekkam RanjithamMinsara Kanna Flower sellerPaattali SaralaPudhu Kudithanam SarasuManaivikku Mariyadhai2000 Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela RaginiMagalirkkaga RosaKoodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai KanagavalliDoubles Meena s motherMaayi RakayiUnnai Kann ThedutheyBudget Padmanabhan Padmanabhan s cousinUyirile Kalanthathu2001 NageswariKrishna Krishna KaveriMitta Miraasu BhagyamPoovellam Un Vasam KannigaPiriyadha Varam Vendum KannathaShakalaka Baby AaravalliViswanathan Ramamoorthy AndalVeettoda Mappillai RaniVadagupatti Maapillai AnjalaShahjahan Jingili2002 Ennamma Kannu SimranThenkasi Pattanam KamalaEn Mana Vaanil ParvathiPanchathantiram Bharathi s wife2004 Vaanam VasappadumVishwa Thulasi2005 Priyasakhi Kausalya RamanMumbai Xpress Avinasi s sister2006 Kovai Brothers Tenthara Foursha and Bisin2007 Uliyin Osai SokkiMuni Kannamma2008 Uliyin Osai Sokki2011 Muni 2 Kanchana Sarala2012 Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam PapiPaagan Amutha2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Sowmiya s auntThillu Mullu SenthamaraiArya Surya ChandralekhaRagalaipuram Head Constable EkavalliChithirayil Nilachoru2014 Malini 22 Palayamkottai SaralaSaravana PoigaiVanavarayan Vallavarayan Vanavarayan amp Vallavarayan s motherSigaram Thodu AishwaryaAranmanai EshwariRettai Vaalu2015 Komban KottaiammaMuni 3 Ganga Raghava s motherAdhibar KumariVedalam Maalu2016 Aranmanai 2 KomalamNayakiThiraikku Varadha Kathai KomalamKadavul Irukaan Kumaru ShantiBalle Vellaiyathevaa Kathai2017 Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva VaijayanthiSangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae E B RajeshwariAnbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan SaralaSathura Adi 3500Bayama Irukku DeviMersal Sarala2018 Semma MandhaaraiItly TwinkleKasu Mela Kasu Myna s motherLakshmi A SaraswathiUtharavu Maharaja2019 Viswasam PhilomeenaKanchana 3 Raghava s motherDevi 2 Lalitha2021 Michaelpatty Raja Raja s motherPei Mama Mother2022 One WaySembi VeerathayiTelugu Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 1987 Veera Prathap1991 Amma Kadupu Challaga1992 Pellam Chepithe Vinnali1993 Pellama Majaka1994 Kunti PutruduBhairava Dweepam Allari deyyamHello Alludu1995 Aasthi Mooredu Aasa BaareduGod FatherLingababu Love Story Bank Manager Ambhujam1996 Family KasthuriAkkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi Julie1997 Pelli MeenaMama Bagunnava Sundarambal IyerGopura Deepam1998 SuprabhatamNavvulata Nurse1999 Vaare Vah Moguda2000 Kshemamga Velli Labamgarandi SubbalakshmiRayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary VenkammaNuvve Kavali RukkuTirumala Tirupati Venkatesa Lalitha2001 MrugarajuSimharasiRamma ChilakammaHanuman Junction Sangeetha s Aunt2002 Malli Malli ChudaliMaa Alludu Very Good A V Rao s motherSandade Sandadi Fitting ParvathiO Chinadana Veena Tantula Meera Bai2003 Fools MangaOttesi CheputunnaEla Cheppanu SaralaOri Nee Prema Bangaram KaanuSriramachandrulu Savitri2004 Andaru Dongale Dorikite Chi La Sow SuryakanthamVidyardhi2005 Mahanandi ChilakammaEvadi Gola Vaadidhi Leela RaniVeerabhadra Colony resident2006 Naidu LLBPellaina KothaloIddaru Attala Muddula Alludu SaralaStyle Ganesh s neighbourRaamRajababuAadivaram Aadavallaku SelavuBhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw Mary Gotham2007 Pagale Vennela SaralaDesamuduru ShivaniMaharathi SaralammaSeema Sastri2008 SawaalMallepuvvuMichael Madana Kamaraju Michael s fake motherNee Sukhame Ne KoruthunnaNeninthe UrmilaHero SaralaBommana Brothers Chandana SistersDongala Bandi Aishwarya s sister2009 Bumper Offer RamanammaEvaraina EpudainaA Aa E Ee2010 Puli Inspector Madhumati2011 Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam AppalarajuBadrinath Badrinath s mother2012 Devasthanam SrideviNuvva Nena PushpaRebel Nandini s auntDevudu Chesina Manashulu LakshmiSudigadu Kamesh s Mother Don D2013 Masala Anjali Devi ChintamaniGreeku Veerudu2015 Temper Shanvi s motherKick 2 Darling2016 Nayaki2019 Abhinetri 2 LalithaMalayalam Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 1997 Poomarathanalil1999 Niram Rukku2004 Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku Parvathi Ammal2005 Hai2012 Maad Dad Dawini D Zosa2016 Girls KomalamKannada Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 1986 Africadalli Sheela1993 Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku SaralaAlimayya2002 Naanu Naane2008 Arjun Surya s wifeSinger Edit Thekkathi Mappillai Magalirkaaga Rama Rama Villu Marugo marugo Sathi Leelavathi Television Edit Sundari Soundari Sun TV Ellame Siripputhan Kalaignar TV Vanthaana Thanthaana Kalaignar TV Sabhash Meera Jaya TV Sagalakala Sarala Vijay TV Comedyil Kalakkuvathu Eppadi Vijay TV Vantintlo Wonders Gemini TV Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Zee Tamil Chellame Chellam Sun TV Arundhathi Sun TV Kutty Chutties Sun TV Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Seasons 1 5 8 9 Star Vijay JudgeAwards EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsBest Comedian Sathi Leelavathi 1995 Best Comedian Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 Best Comedian Uliyin Osai 2008 Vijay AwardsVijay Award for Best Comedian Kanchana 2011 Nandi Awards 13 Best Female Comedian Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary 2000 Best Female Comedian Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu 2003 References Edit Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years IndiaGlitz com Retrieved 19 October 2009 Rajini Kamal win best actor awards The Hindu Chennai India 29 September 2009 Archived from the original on 1 October 2009 Retrieved 28 September 2009 Telugu Cinema Etc Nandi award winners list 2003 Idlebrain com 29 September 2004 Retrieved 6 August 2012 Muni 2 Kanchana Actor Kovai Sarala joins Kamal Haasan s Makkal Needhi Maiam 8 March 2019 a b Chowdhary Y Sunita 7 January 2012 Comedy comes naturally The Hindu Chennai India Chowdhary Y Sunitha 8 January 2012 Interview With Kovai Sarala Cinegoer Archived from the original on 27 October 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2013 a b Acting is all that matters for this talented performer The Hindu Chennai India 19 April 2007 Archived from the original on 14 October 2007 a b c d Rangarajan Malathi 21 April 2012 The Kovai chronicle The Hindu Chennai India There is a dearth for women comedians Tamil Movie News IndiaGlitz 15 August 2008 Retrieved 6 August 2012 Varuthadapatha Valibar Sangam on Zee Tamil Times of India The Times of India 21 May 2015 Retrieved 4 February 2017 Kovai Sarala Tamil Movie News Kovai Sarala on her marriage Kovai Sarala Manorama Karakattakaran Behindwoods com 28 June 2010 Retrieved 4 February 2017 న ద అవ ర డ వ జ తల పర పర 1964 2008 A series of Nandi Award Winners 1964 2008 PDF Information amp Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh Retrieved 21 August 2020 in Telugu External links EditKovai Sarala at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kovai Sarala amp oldid 1131118563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
